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THE BATTLE OF SUEZ CANAL FEBRUARY 1915

THE BATTLE OF SUEZ CANAL FEBRUARY 1915

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Churchill with Sikh soldiers during WW2.

Churchill with Sikh soldiers during WW2.

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I love this image from M{censored}ille, France, in the early days of the First World War (1914). The dusty Singh reminds me of a typical Panjabi Sikh "Uncle Ji". Sat Siri Akal Uncle Ji!

I love this image from M{censored}ille, France, in the early days of the First World War (1914). The dusty Singh reminds me of a typical Panjabi Sikh "Uncle Ji". Sat Siri Akal Uncle Ji!

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Sikhs in Jerusalem

Sikhs in Jerusalem

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Sikhs in France showing their kirpans

Sikhs in France showing their kirpans

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On 22nd April 1915 at 5 p.m. the 2nd Battle of Ypres began with the first succesful gas attack in history. Sikh soldiers using gasmasks while defending Ieper in April, 1915.

On 22nd April 1915 at 5 p.m. the 2nd Battle of Ypres began with the first succesful gas attack in history. Sikh soldiers using gasmasks while defending Ieper in April, 1915.

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Injured Indian soldiers of the British Army at the Brighton Pavilion, converted into a military hospital, 1915. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images It was one of the happy ideas of the war - due, it is said, to the suggestion of the king - to house the wounded Indian soldiers in the Brighton Pavilion. That product of the bizarre imagination of King George the Fourth, after the interval of a century, played a really useful part in making our eastern soldiers feel at home. No one who ever visited the pavilion while it was an Indian hospital will forget the strange look of those huge saloons, with their faded oriental decorations in gilt, crimson and looking-glass, full of dark men from all the Indian races recovering from their wounds got on the fields of France. It was the most eerily foreign scene to be found in England. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/11/first-world-war-foreign-nationals-fighting

Injured Indian soldiers of the British Army at the Brighton Pavilion, converted into a military hospital, 1915. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images It was one of the happy ideas of the war - due, it is said, to the suggestion of the king - to house the wounded Indian soldiers in the Brighton Pavilion. That product of the bizarre imagination of King George the Fourth, after the interval of a century, played a really useful part in making our eastern soldiers feel at home. No one who ever visited the pavilion while it was an Indian hospital will forget the strange look of those huge saloons, with their faded oriental decorations in gilt, crimson and looking-glass, full of dark men from all the Indian races recovering from their wounds got on the fields of France. It was the most eerily foreign scene to be found in England. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/11/first-world-war-foreign-nationals-fighting

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Sikh troops in unknown location in France

Sikh troops in unknown location in France

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A Sikh-manned Bren gun team of the Fourth Indian division participating in manoeuvres prior to Operation Compass, the December 1940 offensive against the Italian Army in the desert of Western Egypt and Eastern Libya.

A Sikh-manned Bren gun team of the Fourth Indian division participating in manoeuvres prior to Operation Compass, the December 1940 offensive against the Italian Army in the desert of Western Egypt and Eastern Libya.

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Jawans of the 4th Indian Division, right after Operation Crusader. These Jawans were virtually the only fresh troops available to the Allies, in the advance towards the capture of the Libyan port of Derna in December 1941.

Jawans of the 4th Indian Division, right after Operation Crusader. These Jawans were virtually the only fresh troops available to the Allies, in the advance towards the capture of the Libyan port of Derna in December 1941.

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Engineers of the 8th Indian Division rest on the morning of 12 May 1944. They spent the previous night clearing enemy mines planted on the Gustav Line, allowing infantry and armour to break through during the drive that would take the Allies north to Rome.

Engineers of the 8th Indian Division rest on the morning of 12 May 1944. They spent the previous night clearing enemy mines planted on the Gustav Line, allowing infantry and armour to break through during the drive that would take the Allies north to Rome.

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Wounded soldiers in Europe WW1

Wounded soldiers in Europe WW1

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Rare colour picture of Sikh soldiers at Pas de Calais, 1915. I may be mistaken as the colouring may have been added after the image was taken. I am no expert on photography. Were colour cameras available in WW1?

Rare colour picture of Sikh soldiers at Pas de Calais, 1915. I may be mistaken as the colouring may have been added after the image was taken. I am no expert on photography. Were colour cameras available in WW1?

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Imperialistic type image showing WW1 Sikhs.

Imperialistic type image showing WW1 Sikhs.

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Between a rock and a hard place. People in India had been protesting against British rule for some time before WW2. German's took advantage of this and some Sikhs (usually but not exclusively ex war prisoners) fought against the British side. Here is an image of one such person in a German uniform. Before we judge I think we need to consider the context of those times. The policy of "an enemy of an enemy is a friend of mine" is one commonly used, even by those, perceived to be advanced, western societies today. You can be pretty sure Sikhs were totally unaware of the heinous crimes that were taking place against the Jewish communities of Europe under Hitler. I imagine it was simply a case of fighting an occupying force for many such people. I think incidents like the Jallianwallah Bagh massacre at Amritsar did not help endear the British overlords to many Sikhs.

Between a rock and a hard place. People in India had been protesting against British rule for some time before WW2. German's took advantage of this and some Sikhs (usually but not exclusively ex war prisoners) fought against the British side. Here is an image of one such person in a German uniform. Before we judge I think we need to consider the context of those times. The policy of "an enemy of an enemy is a friend of mine" is one commonly used, even by those, perceived to be advanced, western societies today. You can be pretty sure Sikhs were totally unaware of the heinous crimes that were taking place against the Jewish communities of Europe under Hitler. I imagine it was simply a case of fighting an occupying force for many such people. I think incidents like the Jallianwallah Bagh massacre at Amritsar did not help endear the British overlords to many Sikhs.

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Chardhi Kala Jatha 8/8/08 Happy birthday Bal!

Chardhi Kala Jatha 8/8/08 Happy birthday Bal!

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This is the Karamsar Gurdwara in Seven Kings

This is the Karamsar Gurdwara in Seven Kings

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Soldiers in WW2

Soldiers in WW2

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Lahore Division brought to the Flanders front in London double decker buses Oct 1914

Lahore Division brought to the Flanders front in London double decker buses Oct 1914

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Injured WW1 soldiers in Europe

Injured WW1 soldiers in Europe

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Sikh infantry in the British army digging communication trenches and laying cables to connect up advanced positions Date circa 1917

Sikh infantry in the British army digging communication trenches and laying cables to connect up advanced positions Date circa 1917

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Shri Guru Granth Sahib

Shri Guru Granth Sahib

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Japanese soldiers using Sikh prisoners for target practice.

Japanese soldiers using Sikh prisoners for target practice.

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Indian troops charging the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle, March 1915

Indian troops charging the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle, March 1915

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Sikhs in the trenches of Gallipoli in 1914.

Sikhs in the trenches of Gallipoli in 1914.

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World war 1 Sikh soldier - Artist unknown.

World war 1 Sikh soldier - Artist unknown.

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Painting of a world war 1 Sikh soldier - Artist unknown.

Painting of a world war 1 Sikh soldier - Artist unknown.

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Lt. Hardit Singh Malik, a Sikh airman during World War 1.

Lt. Hardit Singh Malik, a Sikh airman during World War 1.

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Sikh soldiers on the march in France at the start of World War I.

Sikh soldiers on the march in France at the start of World War I.

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Lutong, Borneo, July 5, 1945. Corporal Surat Singh, Sapper Ujagar Singh and Sapper Chuhar Singh, were imprisoned by the Japanese at Singapore, but managed to escape into the jungle, and survived.

Lutong, Borneo, July 5, 1945. Corporal Surat Singh, Sapper Ujagar Singh and Sapper Chuhar Singh, were imprisoned by the Japanese at Singapore, but managed to escape into the jungle, and survived.

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A group of Sikh POWs liberated from the Japanese when American troops attacked the Admiralty Islands are given medical attention at an Australian base in New Guinea, 12 May 1944.

A group of Sikh POWs liberated from the Japanese when American troops attacked the Admiralty Islands are given medical attention at an Australian base in New Guinea, 12 May 1944.

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Sikh Pilot

Sikh Pilot

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WW2

WW2

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Trenches

Trenches

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